“BUST THE SHOW”
MATAURA MEMBER’S ADVICE TO PRIME MINISTER
INCOME-TAX V. PETROL-TAX
THE suit's Parliamentary Reporter PARLIAMENT BLDGS., Tuesday. Members of the House and wellfilled galleries enjoyed a brief interval of relaxation this evening when, Mr. D. McDougall (United —Mataura) told the Prime Minister, the Hon. G. TV. Forbes, how to remove the petrol-tax from motorists, get the money he required and please everyone at the same time. He had heard a good deal about the petrol-tax, Mr. McDougall began, and he wanted to tell the Prime Minister how to remove it and get the money he required elsewhere. He had noticed in that day's evening paper that the income-tax in 1921 was about £8.500.000 and that it was now down by half. Supposing the Prime Minister clapped on another two millions. He would have the approval of ,the Reform Party, of the Labour members and of the member for Mataura. Then he could take off the petrol-tax and everyone could go out on Sundays in their cars and enjoy themselves. “How nice it would be,’* said Mr. McDougall, “to drive along in nice, sunny weather with a beautiful 16-year-old by your side (laughter) and not a petrol-tax to worry you. Ton might run over a dog or some old person, but that wouldn’t matter. The smile you would get from your partner would make up for any shock you had received. (Laughter.) Shove another two millions on to the income-tax. It wouldn’t worry me. I wouldn't have to pay it, anyway. (Laughter.> If yoti do that, the Prime Minister will be able to get away and we’ll not waste any more time talking.” A Member: Tou are talking now, aren’t you? “Now, Mr. Chairman.” Mr. McDougall continued, “I want to ask the Prime Minister straight out, will he be good enough to take off the petroltax and let those gentlemen who own cars have a free ride and shove the extra money on to the income-tax and bust the show?” (Laughter.) “If he does that there will be no more trouble and he will be able to get away.”
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1055, 20 August 1930, Page 1
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350“BUST THE SHOW” Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1055, 20 August 1930, Page 1
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